I'm not very linear.
That has been my one frustration about HEB 23. Nothing to do with the project, really. Just how I work.
I've been piddling and playing with different pieces of this for a while. I've just now sat down to compile everything.
Did I go in order? No.
Did I complete one module before picking up another one? No.
Had I, would things have been easier? Probably.
This is part of the reason why it takes me so long to clean the house. I can't stay in one room and complete that room before being sidetracked and going into another room, leaving both half finished.
So, a mish-mash.
Did I mention that I crochet?
That's right. My hair is currently in something resembling a bun (they teach it in library school), my dog is snoozing at my feet, I can barely get up my stairs because of all of the piles of books, and I crochet.
There is a cliche in there. I'm sure of it.
And, Flickr.
I could waste so much time on Flickr. I already have. Most of what you'll find here are pictures from my trip to Scotland. I'm not totally obsessed with Scotland. It's just those are the majority of the pictures I've actually loaded on my computer.
Rollyo would be cool to use for a research project with a class to help narrow things down and save time, which I can tell you is at a premium this time of year having just juggled the schedule so spectacularly in here it would make a clown weep. I know, data base purists. It's spoon-fed research, but for a beginning project or if you're crunched for time making a research roll could save time.
Again, I'm not sure if anything I Rollyo is that exciting. I know I'm supposed to be excited about
people being able to see my inner-most thoughts, but methinks people will be disappointed if
they look too closely. I wish Flickr worked a little better at the little red school house. I guess
they'd know we'd have too much fun!
Audiobooks, to me, are like books. There are awesome ones. There are skunky ones. My plan for world domination with my mp3 player is to devote it to books. I can't always "handle" listening to a book. Sometimes I'll be listening to one and if I'm not sitting still (such as driving), 45 minutes will have gone by and I can't really tell what has happened in the book.
I also can't listen to a book and do something like type. I somehow manage to start typing what I hear. It's the same reason why I could never listen to talk radio while working on the computer during graduate school. I'd manage to type what those clowns on The Ticket were saying in my history paper.
Or, I'd type a response like I was answering what I heard on the radio.
Music, I can handle. I'm not sure what the difference is between the spoken word and singing.
I think that dual process is why I might be the only person on the planet who truly can't drive and talk on the phone at the same time. Oprah's no phone zone has nothing on me
Anyway, I always hope audiobooks will be bigger than they seem to be at my school. Either that, or maybe I wish my English and reading teachers were reading more novels, thus leading to a need for new audiobooks. Hmmm...like I said, the good ones are great.
I have a series of Star Wars books that I've never read, just listened to. I do own the books. That would be because I'm a dork. However, I am so used to the reader's voice and so used to listening to that series in my car that I don't think I could read it or listen to anyone else perform it.
Plus, I'd never have time to read that series. That's sad considering I'm a huge (HUGE) Star Wars nerd. Audiobooks give me an opportunity to read just one more book. I totally count my listening in my book journal.
Am I the only one that thinks the IPad is cool, but am also worried that one entity is about to control music, video, and printed media? Just a thought.
My YouTube requires little commentary. Muppets are greatness, and these music videos that keep popping up are nothing short of genius. Who can argue with Beaker?
I enjoy listening to podcasts...have helped teachers on my campus compile them...found one on book clubs...oh look...Star Wars...but I don't want to listen to my own voice, and would hate to subject anyone else to it. Meh. If you make me post one, I'll do it, but I've never wanted to record myself and always cringed when I had to do it for classes. Yes, I see great classroom applications for podcasts, but please don't make me do it.
Oooooo...LibraryThing.com...it's like a combination of ravelry.com and shelfari.com! For someone who stumbled blindly through cataloging in library school (I'm still not sure what was going on in there), cataloging my books (and my yarn on ravelry) just shows you what kind of sick-o I am!
Again, the whole "social" aspect of it all escapes me. I have no idea why anyone would want to see what books I have or how much yarn is taking over upstairs, but I guess in those communities it would be interesting.
Zoho is interesting...I can understand your comment about it making things like Microsoft Office and that lot obsolete. I guess I got caught up in a training/upgrade/revamp video because I saw a lot of cheering and pom pon waving for the improvements? I agree with what some others have posted-it would make group work/collaboration easier so long as everyone had a computer and internet access.
Will people stop saving and backing their stuff up because everything is "out there" instead of on their individual machine? I see chaos down that road, and mostly because of something stupid I would do.
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